Mecklenburg County residents receive trash collection from their municipality or from Mecklenburg County Solid Waste for unincorporated areas. Charlotte Solid Waste Services provides weekly curbside garbage pickup citywide with routes assigned by address.
Charlotte Code Chapter 10 and Mecklenburg County Code Chapter 12 govern solid waste. Charlotte provides weekly 96-gallon rollout cart pickup, bi-weekly recycling, weekly yard waste (seasonal), and monthly bulky item collection. Set-out time is 6:00 AM on collection day, and carts must be removed by the end of the day. Holiday schedules delay pickup by one day. Towns contract privately: Republic Services and Waste Management serve most north Mecklenburg towns. Mecklenburg County operates four full-service recycling centers and the Foxhole Landfill.
Charlotte: $50 fine for carts left at curb beyond collection day; $100 for improper set-out blocking right-of-way. Repeat violations can result in service suspension.
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